U.S. Army Air Forces planes in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands during World War II. U.S. Army Air Force P-39 Airacobra fighter lands on airstrip with a damaged front landing gear at Henderson Field. Ambulance pulls away in the foreground. A truck mounted crane in front of a P-39.
U.S. Army Air Force planes are transferred from Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands to New Guinea during World War II. Aerial formation U.S. Army Air Force P-39 Airacobra fighters over sea. Aerial view of strip at Guadalcanal.
U.S. Army Air Force planes are transferred from Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands to New Guinea during World War II. B-24 Liberator bomber being refueled in Guadalcanal. Formation of B-24s in flight over sea en route to New Guinea.
Presentation ceremonies at Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands during World War II. Army vehicles being lined up. Army band plays. Army band marches. U.S. Major General Oscar W. Griswold talks to another General. EM (Enlisted Man) throws package into group in front of palm grove. Major General John Reed Hodge wearing dark glasses. U.S. officers of 25th Infantry Division stand at attention. Major General Griswold presents and pins medal on Commander of U.S. 25 Infantry Division Major General Joseph Lawton Collins. Officers pin on DSCs (Distinguished Service Medals) on officers. An officer holds medal board.
U.S. Army Air Force aircraft attack enemy installations on Rekata Island, Solomon Islands during World War II. U.S. 13th Air Force B-17 Flying Fortress bombers drop bombs over Japanese installations on Rekata Island. Smoke billows up from the explosions.
The bombing of Ballale Island in Solomon island by the U.S. aircraft during Pacific campaign in World War II. United States Army Air Froce B-24 Liberators and other airplanes in flight. Airplanes fly in formation over the target area. Aerial view of the Ballale Islands. The airplanes drop bombs over the target area. Smoke from explosions. Also, bombing of Buin Airfield (Kahili) Japanese Mitsubishi A6M Zero in flight. USAAF P-39 Airacobra crashes. Dogfights of the airplanes and view as an airplane that is hit descends and crashes in water.